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Bears Pick up Key Transfer in Former UW MLB Jackson Sirmon
The Bears picked up a solid portal transfer today from a familiar name: 6-3/235 Washington redshirt soph inside linebacker Jackson Sirmon -son Cal defensive coordinator and ILB coach Peter Sirmon.
“I’m excited to join the team,” said Sirmon. “I know they have great guys in the locker room and a very respected coaching staff, although I may be a little biased.
“Obviously my dad’s been coaching over at Cal the last couple of years when I’ve been up at Washington. But I don’t have a ton of time in college football left and something I always thought would be cool is to play with my dad. I think that a lot of kids would love to play for their dad and that’s a neat opportunity so that’s something I chose to pursue. It’s nothing bad on Washington but it’s just a great opportunity I’m really excited for.
“I think everything just lined up right. They’re obviously a really respected staff who has great defense every year and I’m hoping I can help add something to that. They have good dudes in the locker room, they're well-coached and they play tough, smart football and it's something I’d like to be a part of. They always played us tough, even in years where we might have been more talented. They were always really fun, tough game to be a part of.
“I am ready to be a Golden Bear!”
Even though it was Sirmon’s fourth season at UW, he’ll come into to Cal this spring with two seasons of eligibility after playing the redshirt limit as a freshman in 2018, preserving his redshirt season while forcing a fumble and also playing in the Rose Bowl in his fourt game stint.
As a redshirt frosh, Sirmon played in all 13 games, adding 28 tackles for the season and in 2020’s limited schedule, he added 27 tackles in four games.
In his fourth season as a redshirt soph (with 2020 not counting towards eligibility) in 2021, Sirmon racked up 92 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception for the Huskies.
In high school Sirmon chose UW over Wisconsin and Vanderbilt after earning all-state honors nd leading his Brentwood squad to an undefeated 12-0 record and state championship. He was rated the number 20 OLB in the nation by 247.
The honorable mention All-Pac-12 MLB will enroll at Cal next week and likely participate in the Bears spring ball after he wraps up his business degreee from Washington while pursuing his post graduate certification in Entrepreneurship at Cal.
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